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  • Encounter of the Week: The Watchers
    Oct 16, 2019 by Ashley Warren

    You get a bonus encounter this week, and it's perfect for Halloween! This encounter, by Uncaged Anthology organizer Ashley Warren, is a classic take on dungeon exploration—with an eerie and heartwrenching twist.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 16: Death's Door
    Oct 16, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Infinite Corpse of Nonsense: Part Two
    Oct 15, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    The second spooky installment of this bottomless body that just won't quit.

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  • Encounter of the Week: Friendship in the Wilderness
    Oct 14, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! The Celeste Noir touches down in the goblin-run nation of Darguun in preparation for a covert mission.

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  • Druid 101: Circle of the Moon
    Oct 11, 2019 by James Haeck

    It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the Circle of the Moon, a wild shaping druid subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Infinite Corpse of Nonsense: Part One
    Oct 10, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    This Halloween season, loot the useless body that keeps on giving.

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  • Let’s Design an Adventure: Outlines and Frameworks
    Oct 9, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: outlining your adventure!

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 15: Elder Brain
    Oct 8, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Nightmare Traps: Bottomless Latrine
    Oct 8, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Finally, the bathroom nightmare you’ve been plunging for.

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  • Encounter of the Week: Storm over the Howling Peaks
    Oct 7, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! This week, the airship Celeste Noir travels into a deadly storm around the Howling Peaks.

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  • Explore the Beta Encounter Builder
    Oct 4, 2019 by Padraigthebard

    Prep for Your Sessions with Ease. Set up your players' characters and level. Filter and find the perfect monsters and NPCs. Use the magic of Dragon Drop™ to populate the encounter and see its difficulty.

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  • Cleric 101: Knowledge Domain
    Oct 4, 2019 by James Haeck

    It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the Knowledge Domain, an enlightened cleric subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Scumbag Alignments: Toxic Good
    Oct 3, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    When you claim to be a goody-two-shoes, but your shoes are two sizes too small.

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  • Letter to an Aspiring Game Designer
    Oct 2, 2019 by James Haeck

    This weekend, lead writer James Haeck received a letter from a hopeful D&D designer. What he wrote could guide you towards becoming a better game designer.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 14: Before The Storm
    Oct 1, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Rick & Morty's Unity: End Needless Combat!
    Oct 1, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Why bother adventuring, when you could be assimilating?

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  • Around Khorvaire in Fifty Days: Encounters of the Week in Eberron
    Sep 30, 2019 by James Haeck

    Not descending into Avernus? Get ready to introduce your players to the magnificent world of Eberron with this new series of Encounter of the Week! Travel around the world in just fifty days, seeing some of the greatest sights from the decks of the airship Celeste Noir.

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  • Bard 101: College of Valor
    Sep 27, 2019 by James Haeck

     It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the College of Valor, a bard subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Nightmare Traps: Pocket Mimic
    Sep 26, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Just like mom used to make, only smaller.

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  • Esper Genesis is Fifth Edition Science Fantasy
    Sep 26, 2019 by James Haeck

    Though not an official D&D product, Esper Genesis shares its DNA with fifth edition, and shares several of its designers with the DMs Guild Adepts and the Adventurer's League. Its latest book, the Threat Database, is filled with extraterrestrial terrors.

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  • How to Play a Yugoloth like the Ultimate Mercenary
    Sep 25, 2019 by James Haeck

    Completing the evil triad of the Lower Planes are yugoloths, neutral evil fiends that willingly serve any master—for a price. How do yugoloths function in Avernus… and could a yugoloth’s services be bought by the forces of good?

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 13: Level Drain
    Sep 24, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Fantasy and Comedy: Part Two
    Sep 24, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    A follow up to Dan’s story about how he got started in D&D, now with authentic high school-grade anxiety.

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  • Let’s Design an Adventure!
    Sep 23, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran adventure designer Shawn Merwin in this series on how to design an amazing D&D adventure!

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  • How to Play a Demon like an Engine of Chaos
    Sep 20, 2019 by James Haeck

    Demons are terrifying beasts that would like nothing more than to tear your soul from your body and gnaw on your still-beating heart. They’re monstrous, from top to bottom. How do you play this sort of senseless evil?

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  • The Dopiest Demons of D&D: MAD Magazine Sneak Peak!
    Sep 20, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    See a full 2-page spread from the upcoming MAD Magazine, Issue #10, in comic book stores on October 8th!

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  • The Harshest Reviews of Avernus Businesses
    Sep 19, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    When visiting the Nine Hells, be mindful where you spend your soul... er, money.

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